diff --git a/kubelet-to-gcm/Dockerfile b/kubelet-to-gcm/Dockerfile
index b9cc9cd58..e80fb03e3 100644
--- a/kubelet-to-gcm/Dockerfile
+++ b/kubelet-to-gcm/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25 AS builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 WORKDIR /workspace/